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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN, TUESDAY, NUVKMBER 27.19CK>.
Football Players Getting Ready For Finish
^Edited By PERCY H. WHITING.
THE TEAM WHICH TACKLES TECH THURSDAY
Latest photograph of Clemson players, who appear on Tech field Thursday in the final game of the season.
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By PERCY H. WHITING.
Why cmi’t the Tech management frame it up with Vanderbilt
lo play in Atlanta again next anaaont According to the prcacnt con
tract the next game ia due in Naahvillc.
Atlanta people want to ace the game at Tech Park. The Van-
; dcrbilt team ia something of a show these days and promises to be
even more so next season with only one man—Dan Wake—off this
year's team and with tile possibility that Hob Patterson and Ed
Hamilton will be back again. * -
This game would be a certain financial success in Atlanta. The
crowd which braved an awful rain-storm Nov. T7 to see the Conumi-
i dures play indicated what the attendance at a Vanderbilt game would
. be in good weather.
In Nashville il is doubtful if a Tcch-Vandcrhilt game would pay
expenses. At baseball Tech is a good drawing card there, but not
at football. It takes the Indinns or Scwauce to draw out the eiitlui-
I siasts and the cjithusinsm there.
It is not at all certain that Vanderbilt would consent to change
the location of the game from Nashville to Atlanta. If the (loinmo-
dores lake trips to both Ann Arbor mid Chicago—us now seems
likely il would lie impossible for them to make such a change, for
the two northern trips would exhaust all the available time of the
Vanderbilt team.
; However, it’s worth risking. It would ba financially desirable for
; both teams and besides Atlanta wunts to see the game.
The writer’s attention has been called to the fact that especial
| mention of Owsley Manier’s playing was left out of the write-up or
! the Vandy-“Injuns” game.
This was most distinctly duo to an oversight. No mail on the
| team—save Bob Blake, who scored the only points—was more de-
’ serving of credit. These two placers arc undoubtedly the best on
i the Vanderbilt team and if over a' Southern college has turned out
j 'All-American inaterinl these two men are the said material. They will
1 both appear in every all-S. I. A. A. team of the year.
Of eourso it is hard to expect good sportsmanlike conduct from
i a band of red Indians, but tho Carlislo howl that the team was not
! in condition when it tackled Vanderbilt is sickening, even considering
Hthc source.
Just how. tho.Indiuus showed their alleged “poor form” is hnrd
to telL They started faster, bucked and rah harder, tackled more
viciously aud more certainly than any team which ever played in
Nashville. They-were just smothered by superior playing strength,
end that.’s hqw.they happened to lose.
1 After the game was over it is likely that they did not feel their
'best. They bad been outplayed and it hurt.
, But it is lium'opera to put up that variety of a post-mortem howl.
JOCKEY MILLER BUYS A BUBBLE
Washington, Nov. 26.—Jockey "Marvelous" Miller bought an automo
bile here today. Packy Fitzsimmons, the boy’s hooking agent, did the
purchasing, the order going to a Chicago house. The understanding was
that the machine be delivered and put In funning order for Miller at San
l/Sno * C ° ° n ° r bcfnre l,ec<,,nber 18- The price Is stated to have been
Miller, a week ago, had the famous "Red Flyer," used by Young Cor
bett In heyday on the coast, offered to him at a song, but the little fellow
insisted on u new one.
"None of the Jockeys will have to wulk down to the ferry this year”
declared Miller before the opening race, meaning thut the new car would
be at their disposal each night after the close of racing at Oakland.
MIHor leaves for the coast Saturday night, where he will ride for
Il Williams t hrnnirh flu* wlulpr W’lill** IUIIIop l»uu ia.._ .. or...l
Tom Williams through the winter. While Miller has gone In for a”"bufi-
hle." he haa not neglected to Invest some of tils enormous winnings In a
more substantial,»ay. Just before leaving New York hls attorney took
, ... ..... reported price of
cottage home at Gravesend for Miller at
over u tile
116,0611. >
Miller’s great work on tlin track on Saturday seemed an advertise
ment. for the largest crowd of this season was at the track yesterday aft
ernoon. , .
No fewer than 1,000 of the army of those who won on Miller's
mounts were there, whereas the usual Monday attendance of racegoers lit
about 2.500.
DECATUR TEAM
BEAT G. M. A.
DONALD FRASER WON A GREAT
BATTLE FROM COLLEGE
PARK BOYS.
The prep game at Piedmont Pork
Monday afternoon between tJ. M. A.
and Donald Fraser resulted In a clear
Victory .for Donald Fraser. The scoro
was 6 to 0. At no time In the gaino
wus tlte outcome In doubt, for Donald
Fraser's quick end tuna and excellent
tackling showed early how the game
was going. The ball was in Cl. M. A.'s
territory almost the entire tittle.
When tlte game was called Donald
Fruser had the ball within two yards
of (I. M. A.'s goal line, and six seconds
more would perhHps have meant un-
other touchdown for Donald Fraser.
The Intense rivalry between the two
schools for tho post six or eight yean
rendered the contest all the more In
teresttng. If rooting could huvo wot
the game for Q. M. A. they would hove
had It, for tlte cadet boys made the
welkin ring. However. Donuld Fra
ser's supporters were equally zealous,
and their enthusiasm stirred the team
to do sonto tine work.
Courtrlght and c’ox simply outplayed
tho O. M. A. ends, Cox's tackling nnd
Jenkins' fast running being the fea
tures of the game.
Only four weeks ago O. M. A. defeat
ed Donald-Fraser badly. Recent prac
tice- lias put the latter Into good shape,
and they now seem tp be playing to .a
great finish.
They try lances with the Hoys’ High
school Wednesday afternoon at Pied
mont Park.
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MOUNTAINEERS
ARE WINNERS
Big League Baseball News
Told in Short Paragraphs GREAT SHOOT
FOR THURSDAY
Washington, P. O., Nov. 27.—The "I will be Just an good as ever,” says
latest report as to the identity of Joe Karl Moore, of,Cleveland, who was out
Common's successor at Milwaukee We
picks Dick Cooley as the man.
Billy Murray, the Phillies' new man-
nger, who his been 111'for some time,
is up and around again.
have heard that before, Earl.
It ts rumored that Cantlllon 1s ne
gotiating with Cleveland for the serv
ices of Elmer Flick. Elmer would look
mighty good In the outlleld here.
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THE STANDARD OF PURITY.
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Crack shots with the revolver will be
out In force Thursday morning at the
Governor's Horse Guards’ range, near
East Point, to take part In the rlrte
shooting contest which has been ar
ranged by Captain C. C. Smith, of the
Atlanta Grays, and Lieutenant A.
Wright, of the Governor’s Horse
Guards.
This competition will begin at 10
o'clock and will last uutll about 12. v lt
Is open To all citizens of Atlanta and
members of all the militia companies'
are especially asked to be present.
Handsome prizes have been offered.
The Anderson Hardware Company do
nates an army model. 36 caliber Smith
& Wesson revolver; Charles W. Crank-
shaw. Jeweler, gives a silver loving cup.
and W. J. Govan presents a box of
cigars. These prizes are to be award
ed In the order named.
The contestants will each shoot ten
shots from the following distances: 25.
50 and 75 yards.
Special to The Georgian.
Slone Mountain. Oa., Nov. 27.—Below
will bo found the record of the Stone
Mountain team In-the games played
by that aggregation this season;
The IT. s. H, record tills year:
V. H. B„ 15; Tech Scrubs, a.
I'. S. H., 5a; Gainesville. ».
1J. S. R, 12; Georgia Scrubs, 7.
F. 8. R, 10; Locust Grove, t.
D. S. R, SB; Boys' High school, 0.
Total, IT. S. B„ 173; opponents, 11.
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Some New Dope on Alex Smith, Golfer,
New “Pro” of the Atlanta Golf Course
The following article by Arthur
l*oCtokvwhich appeared In the l>c-
eember number the Illustrated’
Sporting N*wh, tell* much of In-
tereHt about the life of Alex
Smith, America’* bent golfer, wljo
Ih due In ’Atlanta Tuesday night
to take chargo of the Atlanta Ath
letic t’lub’H golf course during the
winter: ••
No mutter how pmh| ii man i
Indore his greatness la nn incepted fact.
This maxim In im true In golf hn Iii any
other paatlme. There are existing, perhaps.
unknown to fame, golfer* ax great oh -thone
who have gained »»■*■ *'*■- -- ■“
teur ehainplou n?id open e!
i mr ■ ■ go
such title* a* that of nnm
hd open ehnmplon of the'
United Suite*, but. tfm golfer who Haver,
gain* either of tlUwotltlf* I* upt to Im over-,
looked like .tho firtWer which In bQru to
blush unseen. . ’ . .
For many year* Alex Smith haa exhibited
In nil part* of thin eouutry golf of n
ehamplomdilp order, nml It wan not hi*
fnult, but merely hU fate, that the title of
hnmjdon did not eotne to him until
1i*06. AH hla .life ha* he been a player.
Horn hi Carnoustie. Hcotland, the birthplace
of no many famous followers of the royal
aud ancient game, hn did aa all l»oy* In
GORDON’S DEFI.
Mportlug Kdltor Georgian:
In view of tin/ fact that the Mono Mouu
tain football team haa apparently persUted
In evadiug the challeugeM of Gordon lnsti
lute for the pant threo yearn on account of
alleged conflicting games with other schools,
for the second time In the taut four week*
1, hn manager of the athletic board, openly
chulleiige the 8toue Mouutnlu teatu for a
football game at any time, at any place and
under any conditions .that Stone Mountain
may deal re.
*Iu InnuIuk this challenge wc grunt Stone
Mountain tho privilege of naming each and
every official. Including referee, umpire*
utul head linesman. Tho Gordon team will
meet the Stone Mountain players upon
v:iutageou*ly for Stone Mountain.
Should Stone Mountain agree to play the
game at Bartlesville, Gordon will pay all
of $30.
wish. This bonus will he Increased to 975
Stone Mountain will agree to piny , on
Thanksgiving day. 1
If Stone Mountain agree* to play In
BnrnekvUle. they will have the *ame prlvl-
. .jould the Stone Mountain team denim
to pluy the game In Atlanta, Gordon will
come to Atlanta-for u reasonable percent
age of the gate receipts or for guaranteed
-tpentes.
In caw Stone Mountain prefers to play
This challenge is Issued for the purpose
FELTOLOGY.
Take your old feU-ltat* to Bussey to
be cleaned. 2$ 1-2 Whitehall street.
the Georgia prep. ctiamidonxblp.
Should Stone Mountain again evade or de-
cilue this challenge, Gordon will be entitled
to the Georgia prep, championship, nx they
have defeated all other aspirants for the
championship, ami have demonstrated their
willingness to meet Htoue Mountain.
roost good faith, am . —
former challenge*, which have been disre
garded lu the oast.
The authorities of Gordon Institute have
that town do, ployed the game from In
fancy. In Carnoustie boys are born with n
gulf club, not a sliver spoon. Ii» the mouth.
The ‘•siller’* comes afterward, America con
tributing Its quota. .Smith was also a club
maker, nud then after mustering Ills trade,
he left Scotland
and has remained here ever since.
Ills first engagement as a profess Iona 1
with the recently defunct Washington
snaring the duties of professionals. A very
curious coincidence was the position In
which he and liffd finished lu the open
championship of fro nt the Myopia Hunt
('luh. the first American chnmptonshlp In
which Smith took part. Herd finished first
with 52S. aud Smith was second with 336.
Myopia was then a nine-hole course of 2.96)
holes was 78. Ills great rival, Willie ...
son. who has often beaten him since,
third With 336. and Alex Smith's brother.
Willie, was fifth with 340. Kmh
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open championship the following year at
the Baltimore Country Club, Alex Smith
wus not at hts liest, nnd hls brother Willie
wax. By the way, It lx worth uieutloulug
that Alex, lu spite of hls own phenomenal
success of recent years, still consider*
Willie to lie the best golfer In Amorim). At
Baltimore then Willie was first with 316,
and Alex took 337.
The open championship of 1900 Is dlstln-
guixhed from alt other* ns Indug the year
of the English Invasion. Those two famous
players. Harry Vardon and J. II. Taylor,
were lu this country, nnd when they entered
for the open championship It wus the gen
eral opinion that the fight for the title wax
merely a duel, between these two great
for them. Alex Smith did not greatly dis
tinguish himself lu this fixture, hls total
of 340 by no means giving a proper Idea of
* ' - parity.
Next year Alex Krnlth played brllliaut golf
In the open championship. The compctltl*
was at the Myopia Hunt Club, by this tin
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... is-hole course. Not only did he show
food golf, but good nerve ns well. lu hi*
3<i7. Hie lowest score ever made In h simi
lar competition In this country. Smith.gave
no ovldeuce Hint hls change of abode had
Improved Ills stroke, ax he took 331, which
Is not great work for him.
Smith did lietter In next year’s open nt
the Bnltusrol Golf Club, lie finished fourth
with'the very good score of 316, nine stroke*
ItflTld
more than Willie Anderson
Brown, who tied. for first plan
In 1904, At the open championship at th«
Glen View Flub, near Chicago, Alex tfoitk
was not In form. Ho finished twenty thru
strokes behind the winner, Willie Aodeo
son,, who bad 903, a very retnarkablo pw
formancc.
CLEMSON-TECH BATTLE
PROMISES EXCITEMENT
Football jiluyern and football fans of ble right at the Mart. Throuxli tin
Atlanta are all ready for the big flnlah
which 4-omee Thureday afternoon.
On Thanksgiving day afternoon
Tech and Clenwon will clinch In what
promise* to be the harden fought game
of the reason and a« clo«e a content an
hue been played In Atlanta thla year.
The Tech team haa Improved grad
ually thla aeaxon and on Tlmnkaglving
day lt will haVe reached the height of
perfection.
The' Clenmon team had a lot of Ita
hard gameu right olf the reel when the
xeaaon began and found the most trou-
entlre aeuaon Coach Williams haa been
handlcapp^l by lnjuriea to hla players.
But all tho men have come around and
will'be in good ahape for the gumn
One thing Coach Heliman guaran-
teen, and that le a world of fancy foot
ball.
"We’ll aprtng all our new plays on
Olemaon,” ho auld recently. "Every
thing wc have been atorlng up all toe
aeaaon. We’ll ahow them aoine play*
that they never thought of—that no
body ever thought of, outride of Tec*
You can count on Home pretty P«a«'
and some fancy work of that kind.
| HOW THURSDAY'S GAME DOPES OUT j
Il'*
By TRACY, HEAD KEEPER OF THE DOPE.
Will C’lcmson win from Tech? That Is
tin* question that many a football fan Is
asking today.
Fram all the dope that lx available, the
Yellow Jackets ure n shade hotter, but they
have not much on the Clejuwu Iniys. • ■
Coach Williams' team has played the
.^ricultural nml Mcchnnlenl team of North
LaroWun. nnd. while no score wax made,
h** ^Jpmaon Boy* played fine ball agnlns(
tie* North. Carollnanx. rieiiroon met Ah*
burn ami won 6 to, 4, and Tefih held the
Auburulte* without a aeore, 11 to 0. Flea*
son played Georgia .and only crossed
goal line once, while the Yellow Jacket*
did the stunt threo times. Tech i!<»wno
Davidson 4 to" 0, while Clemson could nn
score against them. Clemsou mot Vlrffln^
Polytechnic Institute and kept th»* 'W®'
Ians from crossing her goal lino. Tech w
uot met Virginia Polytechnic Institute, w
she has played a stronger eleven—Vand
bjlt—and the final score was 37 to t>.
Inxt round he bud to make an 80 to tie the
low score made by Willie Andersou—n 79
would have won. Well, ho made the m)
nml tied nnd this was the liest round made
•luring the championship. Flaring off the
tie Smith lost hls match to s Anderson by
lie stroke.
The following year Alex Smith mme East.
h*>lnir engairvd by the Nassau (’ouutrr Club
of Glen Gove, Long lalaud. ami he Is still
with that organisation. He took part In
the open championship of 190_\ which was
C layed over the Garden City golf eour*%\
uwrence Auchterlonle was the wlnuer wjth
hendn coutalt
iHIgtieih W. L. Itl'Ili'lI.
Student-Manager Gordon Football Team.
Nov#mt*cr 23. W*.
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WILL PUY BALL SATURDAY
December 1 may reem .an odd date for a bnrebnll gome In Atlanta,
8mlth •» planning to pull off the last baseball game ever played
ut Piedmont park aHturday afternoon.
The conteatantK will be the Firemen and a picked team, mude up of
the following stare: Matthews, catcher of the champion Birmingham
team; Henley, pitcher of the Philadelphia American*: Bevllle. l |r 'T
base; Jordan, aecond bare, of the Atlanta club: McMillan. Hbortri.ip
the Baton Rouge team. Cotton States League; McCay, third base, man
ager of Mobile team of Cotton Staten League: Duke, left Held: HIHF
Smith, center Held, manager of Atlanta team, and Woodward, right Held,
of Baton Rouge team.
Against this all-star bunch will tie pitted the Firemen, strengthened
It is alleged, by Joseph Curtis.
Time will be called at 3 o’clock.
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TIE AT EMORY.
Special to The Georgian.
Oxford, Go., Nov. 27.—An -*™ 1 "
contest between the Junlore an t •' 1
mores was fought on the Emory 1
lege gridiron, yesterday, nelth'' 1 -j
scoring.
. If the sophomores had not |
fumbled the bell the game
doubtless resulted In a vlci o
them. Carl bmlth for the jam '
Pitts for the sophs, did sonn
tlonal punting.
Id hare
and